3 min readAmritsarJun 27, 2026 04:27 PM IST
The general house of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Saturday passed a resolution demanding the immediate resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann over a viral video and directed that a First Information Report (FIR) be filed against him.
“This is a grave mistake by the chief minister, one that is unforgivable. Bhagwant Singh Mann has lost the moral right to remain in office and must resign immediately,” the SGPC declared.
Reading the resolution, SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said that the purported video of Mann has “caused massive outrage and anger across the entire Sikh world.” Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj was also present at the meeting.
Mann has been under fire from the Akal Takht, the highest temporal body of Sikhs, which has alleged that the person in the video is him and declared him “Guru dokhi” (anti-Guru) and “panth virodhi” (anti-panth). Mann has denied the allegation.
‘Mann used lies, influence’
The SGPC general house endorsed the action taken by the Akal Takht in issuing notice over the matter, calling it “an important step in keeping with national traditions”.
The SGPC general house also took serious note of what it described as a confrontational policy adopted by Mann toward the Akal Takht. It alleged, “In order to defend himself, the chief minister used lies, government officials, and official influence to get a fake report prepared from a laboratory in Gurgaon—the truth of which has now come before the Sangat.”
The resolution noted that Jaspreet Singh, associated with the laboratory in question, has issued a statement to the media, and that Haryana Police has registered an FIR in the matter.
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SGPC members to meet DGP
The SGPC general house directed its executive committee to meet the Punjab director general of police and formally seek registration of criminal cases against Mann and his associates on charges including misuse of a constitutional office, use of government resources to fabricate false evidence, suppression of genuine evidence, and hurting religious sentiments and committing sacrilege.
It also announced that it will launch a large-scale campaign across every constituency to mobilise the Sikh community in line with the Akal Takht directives. Preachers will be deployed across Punjab to “firmly uphold the Akal Takht’s orders against Mann and inspire the Sangat to stand firm”, it added.
The SGPC general house also appealed to the Khalsa Panth, Sikh institutions, gurdwara management committees, religious organisations, and Panth-loving individuals to “oppose Bhagwant Singh Mann at every level to protect Gur Maryada under the guidance and orders of Akal Takht Sahib.”
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